Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The Men Are Not What They Seem: Fragile Masculinity in Twin Peaks The Return






In both Twin Peaks: The Return and daily life in 2018, it can feel like the zig-zag backwards realm of “The Red Room” has leaked out into the real world and slathered everything in nonsense and madness. The show’s timing was perfect because of director David Lynch’s signature technique: being able to represent abstract emotions in a surprisingly relevant way.

“Is it the story of the little girl who lived down the lane?” is a question posed twice in the third season. The show suggests that the story might be about something else. Maybe it’s not about the little girl, but about the men who kill her and the men who try to save her.

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